Cabela's Guidewear Xtreme Parka

[nater]

I finally ordered my Cabela's Guidewear jacket after trying multiple other jackets. Gander Mountain Guide Series was the last which leaked during the first rain!

What are your thoughts on this jacket and are there any tips on maintenance down the road?

[Cherokee Ref]

Like mine. Very waterproof/windproof. Only drawback is it is a little stiff for my liking.

[DooWap]

I've had mine for a couple years now and I love it. Keeps the wind and rain off me great. If I had one complaint it would be the zipper, sometimes it's a bit of a bear to zip on/off.

[gunner55]

On my 2nd set of Guidewear,1st one got a little tight.I must of had that 1 at least 10-15 yrs,in fact I still have it.As DooWap says the zipper on the coat can be a pain but that's about it.

[guyonacouch]

I've let a few people borrow my Guidewear suit while out on my boat when they didn't bring good enough clothing and they've all wanted their own set after trying mine out. My suit is uninsulated and I wear it year round - not too hot in the summer/fall rain and I layer a down jacket and pants underneath it for fall/ice fishing. It's been abused for several years now and is still in great shape. I have heard some zipper issues on the newer stuff, but I haven't had any problems at all. My understanding is that they have very good customer service, so if it's a big enough problem, hopefully they fix it for next years stuff and would let you make an exchange. I've been intrigued by Stormr gear from recommendations from some of my friends out west though, so if I do ever need to replace my gear, I'll be looking into that stuff.

[magicstix]

Love my jacket. It was also stiff for about 5 years or so but is very supple now. Never been wet in it. My zipper works great. I bought mine on clearance and as usual hindsight I should have bought 2.

[MGM]

Got mine 6 years ago, have been in hard all day rains, never been wet. Really like the big pockets, put cell phone, ect. in them, nothing gets wet. Unfortunately, slider broke off zipper last week in middle of Canada trip. Called Cabelas yesterday and asked if they could get it fixed or if they knew where I could send to get fixed, girl said no. Said I heard there was a life time warranty and could I exchange it, she said no, 1 year return policy. I hope I can find a seamstress to fix it. If it wasn,t for zipper I,d have no complaints.

[magicstix]

Any good shop that has a pull to fit your zipper can fix you up for under 5 bucks. Maybe a canvas shop.

We have a shoe repair shop that will fix anything if they can salvage it. Just had them put on a pull couple months ago.

[delcecchi]

Any good shop that has a pull to fit your zipper can fix you up for under 5 bucks. Maybe a canvas shop.

We have a shoe repair shop that will fix anything if they can salvage it. Just had them put on a pull couple months ago.

Would that be "Only Shoe Repair" on North Broadway?

[MGM]

Thanks magicstix, there's a small shoe and canvas repair shop in Perham I've driven by a few times, I'll give them a call.

[magicstix]

Would that be "Only Shoe Repair" on North Broadway?

[nater]

Thanks for the info all. Sounds very reliable, so that will be nice to finally have a jacket that can stand up to the abuse.